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Gilfillan 5B8

dseverson
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03-26-2015, 02:54 PM

Hello, everyone.

Has anyone restored a Gilfillan 5B8? I recently purchased one that someone hacked up. I found the schematics at http://www.nostalgiaair.org/PagesByModel...008581.pdf but I am having a heck of a time reading them. The print is horrible. I replaced the capacitors and resistors but I am unable to get any sound from it except when I touch the top of the 6Q7 tube. I get a hum from the speaker when I touch it. The tubes are all good. However, there is a 240k resistor soldered to the 6Q7 that runs through a hole in the 6F6 and is soldered to 5W4. I put some solder on the hole and now I get no sound whatsoever.

If anyone has restored one of these radios, I would appreciate knowing what you did and if anyone has photos of the underside of the chassis, I would like to see them.

Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

Dave

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Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-26-2015, 02:54 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 03-26-2015, 06:21 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-27-2015, 09:26 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-27-2015, 09:30 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 03-27-2015, 09:48 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-28-2015, 12:53 AM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 03-28-2015, 07:03 AM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-28-2015, 08:49 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 03-28-2015, 09:33 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-30-2015, 12:13 AM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 03-30-2015, 08:39 AM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 03-30-2015, 05:54 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 04-01-2015, 02:30 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 04-01-2015, 09:32 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 04-02-2015, 05:13 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by dseverson - 04-03-2015, 09:27 PM

RE: Gilfillan 5B8 - by Radioroslyn - 04-03-2015, 11:12 PM

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